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Why Robot Arms Still Can't Trust Their Own Force Sensors
Episode 23 of The Robotics Podcast digs into a hidden bottleneck in industrial robotics: force-torque sensor reliability. Lucas explains why even a $100,000 robot arm can't tell if it's tightening a bolt or crushing an egg, and Luna brings in a real-world case from a battery assembly line where false sensor readings caused a 12% scrap rate. They discuss the physics behind sensor drift, why calibration is still a manual art, and how companies like ATI Industrial Automation and Robotiq are trying to solve it. Along the way, they reveal the listener-funded model that keeps the show…
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